Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester SouthConstituency

LE2 6TYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 203 pupils. Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 32%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

Black

22%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

203

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 203
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.